The baby name Dewitt is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced də-WIT (dəˈwɪt),DEW-it (ˈduːwɪt).
Dewitt is Dutch in Origin.
The baby name Dewitt is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced də-WIT (dəˈwɪt),DEW-it (ˈduːwɪt).
Dewitt is Dutch in Origin.
Dewitt is a transferred surname of Dutch origin, from de Wit, literally “the white” (fair‑haired or pale), based on Middle Dutch wit meaning “white.” Brought to North America by 17th‑century Dutch colonists in New Netherland, it later entered given‑name use in the United States, especially in the early 1800s. The prominence of New York statesman DeWitt Clinton, champion of the Erie Canal, helped propel Dewitt as a fashionable masculine first name for several decades; today it is uncommon and often preserved as a family name or middle name.
Spellings and variants include DeWitt, Dewitt, and De Witt; related Dutch surnames are De Wit, DeWit, and DeWitte. Informal short forms like Witt or Dee sometimes appear. The name’s core meaning evokes “fair, white,” linking it to English Whit and to broader Germanic color‑byname traditions.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #892 | 7 | 7,053 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Dewitt is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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